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Japanese Lawmakers Visit War Shrine

A Japanese cabinet minister and around 150 politicians visit Yasukuni Shrine, seen by many as a symbol of the country's past militarism.
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On Thursday 67 Japanese lawmakers visited a memorial shrine in Tokyo dedicated to soldiers of World War II. Among those visiting the shrine was Shinzo Abe, former Japanese Prime Minister and current h...

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Yasukuni Shrine(靖国神社 or 靖國神社,Yasukuni Jinja?) is a Shintoshrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Currently, its Symbolic Registry of Divinities lists the names of over 2,466,000 enshrined men and women whose lives were dedicated to the service of Imperial Japan, particularly to those killed in wartime. It also houses one of the few Japanese war museums dedicated to World War II. There are also commemorative statues to mothers and animals who sacrificed in the war. The shrine has attracted controversy for enshrining a number of war criminals from the Second World War.

Yasukuni is a shrine to house the actual souls of the dead as kami, or "spirits/souls" as loosely defined in English. It is believed that all negative or evil acts committed are absolved when enshrinement occurs. This activity is strictly a religious matter since the separation of State Shinto and the Japanese government in 1945. The priesthood at the shrine has complete religious autonomy to decide to whom and how enshrinement may occur. They believe that enshrinement is permanent and irreversible. According to Shinto beliefs, by enshrining kami, Yasukuni Shrine provides a permanent residence for the spirits of those who have fought on behalf of the Emperor. Yasukuni has all enshrined kami occupying the same single seat. The shrine is dedicated to give peace and rest to all those enshrined there. It was the only place to which the Emperor of Japan bowed.

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The big players in East Asia are China, South Korea, and Japan. Their collective histories are long and intertwined. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Japan decimated China through warfare and ruled over the Korean peninsula. Today, the three nations struggle to put the past behind them and forge strong diplomatic ties.
One of the issues that continues to hinder that process is the view held by China and South Korea, that Japan idolizes its militaristic past and isn’t repentant for its past atrocities. The epitome of this is seen when lawmakers visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine.
Built in 1869 by order of Emperor Meiji, Yasukuni enshrines the souls of all those who have perished in service of the Emperor. Much attention by China and South Korea are given to the Class-A war criminals enshrined, but they omit the factory workers, teachers, and even animals also on its grounds.
In October, over one hundred lawmakers visited the shrine. Hidehisa Otsuji, who led the group of lawmakers said, “People in any country pay homage to those who died for the sake of their countries. It is odd that Japanese people are told off over doing what is also practiced in [other countries around the world].”
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ignited a firestorm of criticism when he visited the shrine in December of 2013. That single event is credited with further deepening the rift between the East Asian nations. This autumn Abe did not attend annual autumn festival, but sent a ritual offering of a potted plant.
If visiting the shrine causes so many international issues, why make the visit?
Returning to the podcast is Michael Cucek, Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Contemporary Asian Studies at Temple University Japan to discuss that very topic.
What do you think is the appropriate course of action for lawmakers in Japan? Are China and South Korea, as some commenters say, just too sensitive and need to get over it, or should those in charge of Japan alter their behavior for the betterment of international relations?
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Japanese Lawmakers Visit War Shrine

A Japanese cabinet minister and around 150 politicians visit Yasukuni Shrine, seen by many as a symbol of the country's past militarism.
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Almost 150 Japanese lawmakers visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, that commemorates the nation's war dead, including 14 war criminals from World War II.
It's a move that's likely to further sour ties with regional neighbours.
The visit, marking the spring festival, comes a day before U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was not among these politicians but he sent an offering on Monday.
This cabinet minister says visiting the shrine is not controversial
[Yoshitaka Shindo, Japanese Internal Affairs And Communications Minister]:
"As this visit was my own personal visit, I don't believe that it will have any effect on the U.S. President's visit."
But anything related to the Yasukuni Shrine will always heighten tensions.
For China and South Korea, this shrine romanticizes Japan's wartime aggression.
Ties between China and Japan are further strained by historical tensions and a territorial dispute in the East China Sea.
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Japanese Lawmakers Place Tradition Above Diplomacy During War Shrine Visit (LinkAsia: 4/25/14)

This week Japan's internal affairs and communications minister, Yoshitaka Shindo, accompanied by 150 Japanese lawmakers visited the controversial Yasukuni shrine that memorializes Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals. As China's state broadcaster CCTV reports, the move has once again sparked tensions with China.
Thumbnail Photo: A group of lawmakers are led by a Shinto priest as they visit Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo April 22, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, angering both South Korea and China on Monday and putting regional ties under further strain. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
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On the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan, a group of nearly 150 lawmakers paid respects to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine for its annual spring festival.
The group, composed of legislators from several parties and at least one cabinet minister, made the visit Tuesday, drawing a strong rebuke from both Korea and China.
Korean foreign ministry spokesperson Cho Tai-young described the trips as "deplorable," and an anachronistic act that undermines stability in the region.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said earlier that the visits were an individual matter of personal religious freedom, and not something the government should interfere with.

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67 Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine

67 Japanese lawmakers, including two Cabinet ministers, have visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
The 2 ministers were transport Minister Yuichiro Hata and Postal Reform Minister Mikio Shimoji. It follows a visit by opposition LDP leader Shinzo Abe on Wednesday. The Yasukuni Shrine honors two and half million Japanese war dead, including 14 convicted class A war criminals. It's seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism against its Asian neighbors, including China and South Korea.

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Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine

Almost 150 Japanese lawmakers have visited the Yasukuni Shrine, in a move likely to further sour ties with regional neighbours.
The controversial shrine commemorates Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals from World War Two.
The visit, marking a spring festival, comes a day before US President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo.
It also comes amid strained relations between Japan and its neighbours over geopolitical and historical tensions.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was not among those who visited the shrine, but he sent a traditional offering on Monday.
'Negative asset'
The Chinese foreign ministry denounced Mr Abe's offering as a "negative asset for Japan", saying that both it and visits by Japanese cabinet ministers reflected "the erroneous attitude towards history adopted by Japan's incumbent cabinet".
South Korea's foreign ministry said that Mr Abe had "romanticised Japanese colonialism and its war of aggression" by paying tribute to the shrine.

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Diplomatic tensions between Korea and Japan are coming to a boil again... after more than one-hundred-and-60 Japanese
lawmakers paid a visit to Japan's controversial Yasukuni shrine Tuesday morning.
Our foreign affairs ministry correspondent Hwang Sung-hee has the details.
A total of 168 Japanese lawmakers paid their respects at the Yasukuni war shrine on Tuesday... just a day after Korea's foreign
minister canceled his scheduled trip to Tokyo... in protest of visits to the shrine by two Japanese ministers over the weekend.
The controversial shrine honors around two-and-a-half million war dead, including 14 convicted war criminals, and is seen by
Korea and China as a symbol of Japan's imperialist past.
Both Seoul and Beijing condemned the visits on Monday, but those who have made trips to the shrine in recent days say they
don't understand what the fuss is all about.
"It is natural for lawmakers to worship at a shrine for people who died for the nation and every nation does this. I don't
understand why we get a backlash."
Japan has yet to offer compensation for its war crimes against Korea, crimes ranging from forced labor to sexual slavery,... that
occurred during Japan's colonial rule of Korea.
Seoul's foreign ministry spokesperson Cho Tai-young described the Yasukuni shrine as a place that beautifies war... and said
that visits to such a shrine are disrespectful of other countries.
"Japan must reflect again how it is portraying itself internationally with these visits to the Yasukuni shrine, and how the related
countries and their people think about the issue."
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이 있어야 될 것으로 생각합니다.)
Despite the international outcry, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, who visited the shrine on Sunday, said Tuesday that
the visits are part of an annual ritual and said it will not affect Tokyo's relations with neighboring countries.
But experts say otherwise,... as many believe that the visits will become another thorn in the already strained bilateral relations
between Korea and Japan.
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China, S.Korea Express Anger over Japan's War Shrine Visit

On Thursday 67 Japanese lawmakers visited a memorial shrine in Tokyo dedicated to soldiers of World War II. Among those visiting the shrine was Shinzo Abe, former Japanese Prime Minister and current head of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. Other notable figures included former PM, Junichiro Koizumi, and two cabinet ministers, Yuichiro Hata and Mikio Shimoji.
The visit sparked outrage from Japan's Asian neighbors over what they say is a slight to history. The Yasukuni shrine memorializes those fallen during World War II, and includes some 14 recognized war criminals among its dead.
Japanese soldiers were known for their brutal war tactics and for enslaving some 200-thousand Korean women as sex slaves. Japan has refused to compensate the women for the crimes, saying it settled the matter in a 1965 treaty. The treaty was a deal between governments that traded economic benefits for grievance claims.
China was also a victim of Japanese brutality during World War II and is expressing its disapproval of the Japanese lawmaker's visit.
At a news conference today in Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hong Lei, called on Japan to acknowledge its bloody history. He asked Japan to reflect upon its militaristic past and face up to its crimes.
The visit may aggravate already strained relations Japan has with both its neighbors. China and Japan are in a headlock over some resource rich islands in the East China Sea called the Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. A similar situation between Japan and South Korea exist over islands known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan.
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Japanese Lawmakers Visit Controversial Shrine Amid Tensions

Some 168 lawmakers visit a controversial shrine in Japan as tensions increase following a visit by cabinet members and cancelled diplomatic meetings between Japan and South Korea.
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The Japanese war shrine at the heart of a renewed controversy.
Japan's Yasukuni Shrine honours the country's over 2.5 million war dead -- as well as 14 Japanese leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal.
It became a point of strained tensions in east Asia after a Sunday visit from three Japanese cabinet members and an offering from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
A group of more than 160 Japanese lawmakers visited the site on Tuesday, only adding to the ire of regional neighbours.
Such gestures have upset Asian victims of Japan's war-time aggressions between 1867 and 1945, including China and South Korea.
South Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday urged Japan to reflect upon the impression it was giving by visiting a place that, "beautifies a war."
And in Seoul, South Korean activists held an anti-Japan rally in front of a residence of the Japanese ambassador.
The small group of activists slashed a placard bearing a picture of Abe alongside Adolf Hitler and chanted slogans against Japan.
South Korea's foreign minister cancelled a trip to Japan after Abe's shrine offering.
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아베, 이번엔 각료 야스쿠니 참배 `정당화'
Over now to the breakdown of bilateral relations between Korea and Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has added fuel to the fire.
{0002,0000,} After ministers and lawmakers visited a controversial war shrine. Abe not only defended the trips., but also
hinted at a denial of Japan's wartime atrocities.
Our Eoh Jin-joo (어진주). reports.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has voiced support for visits made by Japanese ministers to the controversial Yasukuni war
shrine over the weekend.
At the House of Councilors budget committee on Wednesday,. the prime minister said.(quote) {0007,0000,}"it is natural to
show respect and worship to fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country."
When some lawmakers pointed out that Sunday's visit to the shrine negatively affected Tokyo's diplomatic relations with
neighboring countries,. Prime Minister Abe stressed that it is unrealistic to assume that relations would improve, even in the
absence of such an issue.
Analysts in Korea are interpreting the comments as a sign that the Japanese government has no intention to back down
despite protests by Korea and China over the shrine visits.
On Tuesday,. Prime Minister Abe said that (quote) "{0007,0000,}the definition of 'invasion' is not clear, neither in academia
nor in the international community. It may depend on which country in a bilateral relationship is talking about it."
The comments sparked an outcry in Korea over the belief that the Japanese government may be trying to justify or glorify its
war of aggression.
In response,. President Park said that a correction in Japan's perception of history should come first, in order to further boost
cooperation and create a future-oriented relationship between Seoul and Tokyo.
During a meeting with chief editors of Korean newspapers and broadcasters on Wednesday, President Park Geun-hye vowed to
solve bilateral issues with Japan.
Because of the renewed tensions,. a trilateral summit among Korea, China and Japan that was set to take place in Seoul next
month has been tentatively postponed.
Political analysts are now predicting that President Park will not visit Japan in the coming months as previously expected,. but
rather some time after October.
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How will Yasukuni visit affect China-Japan talks?

Over 100 Japanese lawmakers visited the Yasukuni war shrine on Friday, casting a shadow over PM Shinzo Abe's proposal for talks with China on the Diaoyu Islands. For an analysis of the emerging China-Japan dynamic, CCTVNEWS spoke to Jia Xiudong, an expert from China Institute of International Studies.
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China, South Korea Angry over Japanese Lawmakers Visit to Wartime Memorial

Japan has raised the ire of its Asian neighbors after 169 of its lawmakers visited a war-time memorial on Tuesday (April 22).
The Yasukuni Shrine commemorates those fallen during WWII, including soldiers as well as leaders indicted for war crimes.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson addressed this issue today. She said that if Japan did not renounce its war-time history, then, quote, "there will be no future for Japan's relations with its Asian neighbors."
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not visit the shrine himself but sent an offering in his place. This and the other lawmakers visit have prompted protests in South Korea.
Both South Korea and China were subject to Japan's wartime aggression. Lawmakers' regular visits to the controversial shrine have caused political upheaval in the past.
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October 15, 2014
The streets of Hong Kong saw more action, as police used chainsaws and sledgehammers Tuesday to remove barricades from a main avenue in the financial district. Hundreds of police, some dressed in riot gear, tore down pro-democracy banners and crushed tents in the Admiralty area of central Hong Kong. "I feel like I have no choice. We only have around a few dozen protesters here but they have around 200 police forces surrounding us. They asked us to cooperate with them and open the road. Basically, we have to accept their request. There's not much we can do," a protester told reporters. Police continued removing barricades overnight, reportedly using pepper spray and batons if needed. Students vow to remain.
Early Tuesday morning, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made an appearance in state media. Shown using a cane for support, front page pictures in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed Kim smiling and gesturing during a visit to a housing development. "Our scientists are patriots who are devoting all their lives to building a rich and powerful nation," Kim reportedly said. An Chan-il, a North Korean defector said the timing of Kim’s appearance might be tired to the artillery exchange last Friday.
Japanese lawmakers are poised to attend a four-day festival in Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. The Shinto shrine honors all those who died in service to the emperor, not only soldiers, but factory workers, teachers, and even animals. The shrine is a controversial location, as it also honors multiple Class-A war criminals. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the shrine last December and sparked a downward spiral of relations between South Korea and China, that’s only now starting to thaw.
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Yasukuni visit overshadows China-Japan talks

The Japanese government has proposed talks with China to settle Diaoyu Island dispute, according to Japanese media. However Tokyo’s efforts to improve relations are overshadowed by the visit to Yasukuni war shrine by over 100 Japanese lawmakers on Friday.
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A visit from Japanese lawmakers to the Yasukuni Shrine that commemorates Japan's war dead including war criminals has sparked anger across Korea. How will this affect relations between Tokyo and Seoul.
일본 아소 부총리와 여야 국회의원들이 군국주의의 상징인 야스쿠니 신사를 집단 참배하여 비판의 목소리가 커져가고 있다. 일본 각료들의 야스쿠니 신사 참배가 한·일 외교관계에 어떤 영향을 미치고 있는지 알아본다.
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Japanese Politicians Visit Yasukuni Shrine

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged Japan to properly deal with issues surrounding the controversial Yasukuni shrine, and to face up to and make real introspection for its history of aggression. The remarks come after a large group of Japanese lawmakers visited the shrine Friday, where 14 class-A Second World War Japanese criminals are buried.

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Justin Bieber visits controversial Japan war shrine

Wed, Apr 23 2014 CDT
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Justin Bieber courted controversy once again on Wednesday, posting a picture of a Japanese war shrine after an apparent visit to the contentious spot that counts convicted war criminals among the fallen warriors it honours.
The troubled Canadian pop prince posted the snap of the Yasukuni shrine on his Instagram account -- tweeting the link to his 51 million Twitter followers -- but later took it down.
"Thank you for your blessings," the 20-year-old star tweeted as he posted the picture, showing the backs of two people standing in front of the massive shrine pavilion.
The post sparked a social media backlash, including in South Korea and China, where the shrine is seen as a symbol of Japan's perceived lack of penitence for its imperialist past.
An attached museum peddles a view of World War II deemed unpalatable by most mainstream historians, casting Japan as a victim and a frustrated liberator of Asia.
"Hey Justin, do u even know where that is?" wrote Instagram user vivien_kong.
"Yasukuni shrine is the place where to worship the Japanese WWII soldiers. And do u have any efing idea that how the Japanese Nazi killed American and other Asian countries innocents?"
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang, speaking at a regular briefing Wednesday, said he had not been aware of Bieber's visit to the shrine.
But he added: "I hope that this Canadian singer after visiting the Yasukuni shrine can have a clear understanding of Japan's history of invasion and militarism, and of the source of Japan's militarism."
The backlash recalls Bieber's visit to the Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam a year ago, when he sparked a furore with a message in the guest book at the house of the Jewish teenager, who died in a World War II concentration camp.
"Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber," he wrote.
"Beliebers" are the nickname given to the singer's legions of fans, many of whom are pre-teen girls.
The Anne Frank museum defended the teen idol over the row, expressing gratitude that he had taken time to visit, but the comment caused uproar on social media.
The once squeaky-clean Canadian has run into repeated trouble in recent times and is facing possible deportation from the US in connection with an alleged drag racing incident.
Bieber also faces an assault charge in Canada for allegedly striking a limousine driver on the back of the head.
His Japanese Instagram posting came hours before US President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo at the start of a four-country Asian tour.
On Tuesday nearly 150 Japanese lawmakers paid homage at Yasukuni, sparking protests from China, which said an offering earlier in the week by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was "a slap in the face" for Obama.

S Korea deplores Abe's offering to Yasukuni shrine

Today marks the 69th anniversary of the end of Japan's colonial rule, this day in Japan is known as the anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent offering while several Japanese Cabinet members and lawmakers visited the highly controversial Yasukuni war shrine honoring numerous class-A war criminals.
Kim Hyun-bin reports. South Korea's foreign ministry deplored the Japanese Prime Minister for sending ritual offerings to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine,... calling on the Japanese government and politicians to sincerely repent for the country's wartime atrocities.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent the offering through an aid on Friday, which marks the 69th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two.
Several of Abe's Cabinet members and lawmakers also visited the controversial shrine,... which honors numerous class-A war criminals among other war dead.
The South Korean government said it couldn not help but express regret over the visits, as the shrine symbolizes Japan's past militarism and colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945 .
Abe last visited the war shrine December of last year,… marking the first visit by a Japanese prime minister since 2006,... raising tensions with China and Korea -- both countries which suffered from Japan's imperialism.
Bilateral relations between Seoul and Tokyo have reached their lowest point in recent years due to Japan's historical stance regarding its sexual enslavement of women and territorial claims over Korea's easternmost island of Dokdo.
On this August 15th, Korea not only marks Liberation Day, but also the 69th anniversary of the end of Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News.

A 30-minute visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to a controversial shrine that includes the names of convicted war criminals ignited a predictable firestorm of criticism and condemnation Thursday from Japan's neighbors.
The Yasukuni Shrine is regarded by China, North Korea and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's imperial military past. All three countries suffered under Japan's military aggression in World War II. Millions of Chinese civilians and soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of Koreans, died.
So, each time a top Japanese official has visited, the countries have protested -- saying the visits honor war criminals and deny Japan's atrocities in Asia.
In his statement after the visit, Abe acknowledged that such visits have become a political and diplomatic issue.
But should they be? Depends on the perspective, says J. Berkshire Miller, a fellow on Japan at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Pacific Forum.
The Yasukuni shrine remembers Japan's war dead not just from World War II, but also its war against Imperial Germany during World War I and the Satsuma rebellion in the 19th century.
In October, several officials, including Abe's brother -- senior vice foreign minister Nobuo Kishi -- visited the shrine, according to Kyodo News. The visits were part of an autumn festival and included 159 members of the Diet, Japan's national legislature.
The Prime Minister refrained from visiting the shrine then, but sent an offering.
The lawmakers insisted the visits have been misrepresented by the foreign media and that the shrine is where Japanese visitors go to "pray for peace."
The site, built in 1869, enshrines those who "devoted their lives to their country," the group said at the time.
"The problem for Japan," says Miller, "is that none of this matters to many of its critics."
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Controversial visit to shrine of Japanese war dead sparks tension with China

A visit by Japanese officials to a controversial shrine "has inflamed...
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A visit by Japanese officials to a controversial shrine "has inflamed relations":http://www.euronews.com/2013/08/15/japan-shrine-visits-anger-china-on-world-war-ii-anniversary/ with neighbours China.
The Yasukuni site, in Toyko, honours Japan's war dead. But these include 14 World War II leaders convicted of "atrocities":http://www.euronews.com/2010/09/13/japan-apologises-to-wwii-pows/.
Japan's neighbours consider the shrine a symbol of Tokyo's past military aggression. China asked Japan to "contemplate its history of aggression" and "respect the feelings" of other victimised countries.
Around 160 people - comprising cabinet ministers and lawmakers from Japan's parliament - visited the contentious site.
But Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, stayed away, instead sending a ritual offering.
Yoshitaka Shindo, Japan's internal affairs and communications minister, said: "I visited the shrine in a private capacity to pray for those who lost their lives in battle and to make a wish for peace. Also I came to pay my respect to my grandfather who is honoured here."
Sanae Takaichi, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, said: "Regarding visits by the prime minister, there are countries that criticise his ritual offering.But I believe the only way we can ensure that the visits will not become a problem for foreign diplomacy, is for all of us to continue to pay our respects, firmly, and naturally, it is an issue of conscience for Japanese nationals."
China and South Korea bore the brunt of Tokyo's pre-1945 militarist expansion in Asia and criticise visits by Japanese officials to the shrine.
Almost seven decades after "the war ended":http://www.euronews.com/2012/01/23/back-in-the-day-end-of-wwii-comes-28-years-late-for-japanese-soldier-/, it appears to be still overshadowing relations.
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Japan ministers visit controversial war shrine

Two Japanese ministers are among dozens of lawmakers who visit a war shrine in a move sure to anger China and South Korea, which see it as a potent symbol of Tokyo's imperialist past.Duration: 01:26

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YASUKUNI

The first time that I visited Yasukuni Srine was 2004 4 years ago. My friend invited me to go to Yasukuni Shrine for Hatsumode (new year's visit to a shrine) on 2004 New Year's Eve. Before visiting Yasukuni Shrine, I had a skewed image of Yasukuni Shrine. For example, I had an image of Yasukuni Shrine as militarism or Uyoku (right wing).
However, while seeing a lot of portraits of the people who fought very hard to protect their loved one and died in the war, and while reading a lot of farewell notes addressed to their mothers or their wives or their children. I understood so well that many people sacrificed their lives for their loved one. I understood so well that many people died for future Japan, 63 years ago. In every farewell note, everybody said the same thing, "I'll meet you at Yasukuni Shrine even if I depart from this life. Come and see me." I thought it was a matter of common sense for the Japanese people to visit Yasukuni Shrine and to thank 'the spirits of the war dead' for their fighting. Because many people became to the cornerstone for present-day Japan's peace and prosperity.
In present-day Japan, however, there are many Japanese people who have the same skewed image of Yasukuni Shrine as I had before visiting there. There are many Japanese Diet lawmakers who decline to visit Yasukuni Shrine. And more, there are some Japanese Diet lawmakers who attempt to blaspheme against 'the spirits of the war dead'. They are thankless fellows. They are traitors. Many people who fought and died for the defense of our Japan said that they would wait for us at Yasukuni Shrine. We Japanese must hold our promise with the people who gave their lives for our Japan.
僕は、４年前に友達から初詣に誘われて初めて靖国神社に行きました。（２００４年大晦日）
それまで靖国神社は軍国主義の神社で、灰色の右翼の街宣車に乗った黒いサングラスをかけた怖そうなお兄さんたちが行くような場所だと思っていました。
しかしながら、靖国神社の遊就館で戦争で亡くなられた方たちの手紙や遺品、お一人お一人のお写真を拝見しているうちに、アメリカに追い詰められ、存亡の危機にあった日本を守るため、愛する家族や妻や恋人を守るために、必死に戦って亡くなっていかれた幾多の人々の思いに接しました。
「お母さん、自分はたとえ死んでも、靖国に私の魂はあります。靖国でお会いできますよね」と言って戦地に赴いた多くの日本人たち・・・。
僕は、日本人であれば、靖国神社に参って亡くなった人たちに感謝することは、きわめて自然なことだと思うようになりました。なぜなら、いまの平和な日本があるのは、必死に戦って死んでいった幾多の人たちのお陰だからです。
靖国神社を非難する人の多くが「靖国神社にはＡ級戦犯が祀られているから・・・」という理由を挙げます。しかしながら、その理由以前に、日本という国に命を捧げた２５０万あまりの日本の兵隊さんに、なぜ素直に感謝や慰霊の言葉を捧げることができないのでしょうか？Ａ級戦犯が合祀されていることを盾に靖国神社そのものを否定しようとする人々は、論理的な思考の欠如以前に、「人」としての「情」というものが欠落していると思います。
僕も靖国神社へ初詣に行くまでは靖国神社を歪んだ眼で見ていました。実は、僕自身さえも反日の日本人だったのです。
はて・・・ところで、軍国主義って何でしょうね？
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